BA (Honours) Business Management (two year top up)
UCAS code
N201Attendance
Full-time
Three years full-time (including one year work placement) or two years full-timeAt a glance
About this course
This course is ideal for international students wishing to advance their knowledge, skills, aptitude and career prospects in business. It enables you to convert your business-related HND or degree credits into an honours degree in business management.
The structure of the course is very flexible. You can tailor your studies to the career you are intending to follow and have more control over your academic and career direction.
You choose modules according to your strengths and interests. The range of modules covers many business disciplines including marketing human resource management international business finance foreign languages.
We emphasise developing practical skills and business understanding alongside academic knowledge. We teach through projects and case studies related to real life organisations and scenarios. This improves your employability after you graduate.
As well as the personal, analytical and communication skills that many university courses develop, you gain skills in problem solving decision making negotiation research project management. These skills are needed in all organisations.
You can also complete a one year optional work placement in the UK or abroad during the second year. The placement gives you an insight into real organisations and allows you to put theory into practice. The experience can greatly benefit your final year studies and employability after graduation.
Many of our graduates go on to management training schemes in large companies or junior management positions in smaller organisations.
Associated careers
Our graduates have found careers with organisations such as NHS Interflora River Island HSBC National Railway Museum BMW.
Some of our graduates go on to postgraduate studies, opening up further personal and professional development opportunities.
Course content
Year one modules
Choose two from business planning and enterprise management foreign multinationals in the UK managing in a global context foreign language*
Plus two from managing decisions managing markets understanding and managing people foreign language*
Plus two from financial institutions and markets managing business processes and information managing finance foreign language*
* You can only study one foreign language module a year.
Year two
optional work placement
Final year modules
You study six modules in total.
List A
Choose one from (depending on study route) work-based learning career management and professional development financial information or business decision managing organisational strategy (not available if strategic management is chosen from option list B) group consultancy: theory and intervention
List B
Choose one from contemporary issues in international business strategic management (not available if managing organisational strategy is chosen from option list A)
List C
Choose up to two from business ethics business in the EU sustainable development in the business environment operations planning and control supply chain management foreign language*
List D
Choose up to two from global marketing strategic marketing management management of quality in organisations entrepreneurship and innovation in practice managing retail organisations multimedia retailing foreign language*
List E
Choose up to two from creating effective information systems e-business management financial information for business decisions (not available if taken in option list A) leadership in organisations strategic management of information and knowledge resources employee relations strategic issues in financial services foreign language*
* You can only study one foreign language module a year.
Top up route (operated at SHAPE VTC, Hong Kong)
strategic management operations planning and control global marketing leadership and organisations financial information for business decisions creating effective information systems
Top up route (operated at EASB, Singapore)
managing organisational strategy business in emerging markets supply chain management strategic marketing management financial information for business decisions leadership and organisations
Assessment
examinations essays calculations individual and group presentations individual and group projects in-class tests
Entry requirements
2014 entry requirements
Typically you need
120 year one credits with at least an overall merit from a relevant business HND, foundation degree or equivalent
or
120 year one credits with a minimum overall mark of 55 per cent from a relevant business degree
If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 or above, with a minimum score of 5.5 in each skill. If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.0 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.
We welcome applications from people of any age. There may be some flexibility in entry requirements provided you have other relevant learning or experience. This must show that you will benefit from and successfully finish the course.
2013 entry requirements
Typically you need
120 year one credits with at least an overall merit from a relevant business HND
or
120 year one credits with a minimum overall mark of 55 per cent from a relevant business degree
Fees
International students
2013/14 academic year
Typically £11,880 a year
2014/15 academic year
Typically £11,880 a year
How to apply
You apply for this course through UCAS.
Contact details
For more information or to check the progress of your application phone +44 (0)114 225 5555, fax +44 (0)114 225 2167, e-mail admissions@shu.ac.uk